John Betts - Fine Minerals, New York, NY  212-678-1942
Dealers of Fine Minerals and Natural Crystal Clusters since 1989.

Mineral & Educational Articles

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Travel & Mineral Collecting Locations

A Guide to the Tucson Mineral Shows for First-Time Visitors

Anthony's Nose, New York: a Review of Three Mineral Localities

Quarries and Minerals of the Dayton Rd. District, South Glastonbury, CT.

Manhattan Mineral Collecting

Accounts of the Discovery of the Kunz Garnet on Manhattan Island, New York City

Reference

Digital Mineral Photography

Reference Books for Mineral Collectors

Largest Mineral Crystals on Record

Gem & Mineral Research: How to Get Answers to Your Questions

Mineral Cleaning for Amateurs

Ten Tools for Collecting Mineral Specimens for the Advanced Collector

Quick Reference for Mineral Species, Formula, Class, and Type Locality

Simple Magnetometer You can Build  - Identify Magnetic Minerals Easily

Accounts of the Discovery of the Kunz Garnet

Your Collection

Labeling and Cataloguing Your Mineral Collection.

Advice For Beginners: Nine Lessons Learned from Experience

Maintain Your Collection For the Future: More Advice for Mineral Collectors

Dealing with Dealers

Display Lighting of Minerals

Humor

A Field Guide to Mineral Collectors

Mineral Prices: Why So High?

Copyright Information

Copyright Law: Fact and Fiction - Must reading for bulletin editors or anyone wishing to reproduce web content.

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John Betts is available for mineral club and symposium lectures. The following talks are currently prepared:

• Anthony's Nose, New York: a Review of Three Mineral Localities

• Quarries and Minerals of the Dayton Rd. District, South Glastonbury, CT.

• Tools and Techniques of Professional Mineral Collectors

• Arizona Collecting: Four Collecting Sites Plus the Tucson Experience

Email directly to arrange lectures at jhbnyc@aol.com.

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